Automobile-jack.



A. R. TAYLOR.

,UTOMOBELE JACK. APPLlCATON FILED NOYLZ, 1914.

Patented Nov. 7. mi A LQQSMEL g f www@ tomobile above the floor ALVA R. TAYLOR. OF VERNON, TEXAS.

AUTOMOBILE-JAC K. L'

4Specification of Letters Patelit.

.Application filed November 2, 1914. Serial No. 869,868.

To all whom it 'may concern Be 1t. known that I, ALvA R. TAYLOR, a n t y I citizen of the United States, residing at Vernon, in the countyi of VVilbarger, IState of Texas, have mvent'ed certain new and useful Improvements in Automobile-Jacksy and I do hereby declare the following. to be a full, clear, and exact description of the in-.

vention, such as will enable others skilled in the artl tp which it appertains to make and use the saine.

This invention relates toimprovements in jacks 'and particularly to jacks for lifting automobiles.

One object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which is simple in construction, and which will be effective in its operationto properly support an autopermit necessary repairs thereto. 4'

Another object is to provide a device of this character of such construction that the same can be operated with the expenditure of a small amount of energy and which will be held inA elevated position withoutlthe use of pawl and ratchet locking means or similar devices.

Other objects and advantages willbe-ap;

parent from the following description when taken in connection wi'ththev accompanying drawings.

In the drawings:. Figure l-is a side elevation 'of my lmproved automobile )ack showing the same 1n lowered posltlon., Fig. 21s

a similar view showing the same in elevated position, Fig. 3 is a topfplan view of the device in the position of Fig 1, and Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal sectional `view through the device in the position shown in Fig. 2.

lReferrii'ig particularly to the accompany -ing drawing, 10 represents a suitable frame which is adapted to rest on the Hoor or' is supported by suitable Icaster wheels 11. Ex-4 tending transversely of the`franie and jour nal'ed inthe sides thereof at the front and rear ends are theshafts 12 and 13. Eachof these shafts carries a pair of' upwardly extending arms 14 which are pivotally connected with the transverse rods 15 mounted in the opposite ends ofa'x smaller frame 1G disposed above the rst frame. Extending forwardly from one end of the base frame 10 is a tongue 17 to the outer end of which is pivotally connected anfoperating lever the lever is moved on its pivot away froml the frame, the frame 16 will be raised by means of the link 19, the shafts l2 and 13 turning in their journal mountings and supporting the frame 16 by means of the arms 14. The end of the link 19 which is pivotally connected to the lever 18 is forwardly and downwardly curved, as at 19 so that when the lever 18 is thrown down until it is in approximately horizontal position the pivotal connection of the link will be below the pivotal mounting of the lever, thus preventing the lever from being drawn into an upright position when the weight of the automobile is placed on the frame 16. The forward portion ofthe frame 16 carries the blocks 20 which are adapted to support the front axle of the automobile while the rear end of the frame carries the vertically extending members 21 which have their forward ends undercut to provide recesses so that thebracing rods of the rear axle will be escaped when said axle rests on the said members 2 1. Q

That is claimed is :4

1. -An automobile jack comprising a wheeled frame, transverse shafts mounted in the ends of the frame, radially extending varms mounted on the shaft, a supplemental Patented Nov. 7, 1916. t

lever when said lever is moved into a hori- 'i Zontal position, blocks arranged on the front end of said supplemental frame for supporting the front axle of a vehicle, and upstanding membersdisposed on the rear end of vsaid frame for supper-ting the rear axle .of the vehicle, and, having their, forward ends undercut to provide recesses for the re'- j ception of the bracing rods of the rear axle. 2, An automobile Jack comprisingalmain frame, a supplemental frame, neans tovary the distance between said frame and conf BEST AVAILABLE COFD` meeting the frames', and rear axle supports In testimony whereof, I affix my signal c'arrmd by the suppicmentul rnme and each ture, m the presence of two \\v'1tncsses. .f: .ms1s'ung of an upstandmg member havmg a concave upper surface t0 receive the' body ALVA R. TAYLOR. 'of the, zulle and provlded mth undercut por- A Wxtnessas:

tmns for the receptlon of the bracmg rods ALQNZO THURMAN,

of such and@ E. S. Fmrro. 

